Best PlacesJakes Corner, AZ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Jakes Corner, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Jakes Corner ranks 46,784th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Jakes Corner
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Jakes Corner's strengths and weaknesses
Where Jakes Corner ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 192 pleasant days a year, better than 99% of towns
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 96% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 77% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 76% of towns
Where Jakes Corner ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 1% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 1% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of towns
- Short commute43.1 minutes each way, better than only 3% of towns
- Household income$42,901 median, better than only 3% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Jakes Corner
A household needs to earn about $58,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Jakes Corner home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $42,901, so buying stretches a typical household.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Jakes Corner's effective rate of 0.56%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Jakes Corner
Jakes Corner runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Jakes Corner.
Who works in Jakes Corner, and how
Work in Jakes Corner centers on retail trade and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 71%
- Work from home 22%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in Jakes Corner
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Jakes Corner.
What the weather is like in Jakes Corner, month by month
Jakes Corner sees roughly 192 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 51, with lows near 33. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 51° | 41° | 33° |
| April | 70° | 57° | 45° |
| July | 91° | 78° | 66° |
| October | 74° | 61° | 50° |
Flying in and out of Jakes Corner
The nearest airport, Phoenix-Mesa Gateway, is about 50 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Phoenix Sky Harbor International, about 55 miles away.
The best schools in and around Jakes Corner
Schools across Jakes Corner average a C, better than 42% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Franklin At Brimhall ElementaryA+ · 83% proficient
- Tonto Basin ElementaryB · 45% proficient
- Julia Randall Elementary SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Top middle schools
- Franklin Junior High SchoolA+ · 78% proficient
- Rim Country Middle SchoolD+ · 26% proficient
Top high schools
- Payson High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- East Valley AcademyD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Jakes Corner school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Jakes Corner measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Jakes Corner against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Jakes Corner
Is Jakes Corner a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Jakes Corner ranks 46,784th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on the weather, quiet, and a strong job market, and lowest on air quality and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Jakes Corner expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $229,370. The overall cost of living runs about 1% above the national average. Set against a $42,901 median income, cost of living beats 3% of towns.
Is Jakes Corner safe?
Jakes Corner is safer than 20% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $458 per resident a year.
Compare Jakes Corner with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Jakes Corner. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Jakes Corner represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Jakes Corner detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Jakes Corner: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Jakes Corner: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Jakes Corner: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Jakes Corner: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Jakes Corner detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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